Editing Hollywood (section)

== History ==

The area later known as Hollywood was developed from agricultural and residential land in the late 19th century. [[Harvey Wilcox]] filed the subdivision map in 1887, and the name Hollywood was selected by his wife, [[Daeida Wilcox]]. The community was initially promoted as a residential settlement.

Hollywood became a municipality in 1903. Water supply limitations and the growing connection with Los Angeles led residents to vote for consolidation with Los Angeles in 1910. After consolidation, the district developed rapidly through real estate growth, transport links, entertainment businesses, and the expansion of the film industry.

The first decades of the 20th century transformed Hollywood from a residential district into one of the most recognizable entertainment centers in the world. Early film producers were attracted by the climate, the availability of varied nearby landscapes, distance from eastern industry controls, and the growing infrastructure of Los Angeles. By 1915, Hollywood had become a major center of American film production.

The [[Hollywood Sign]] was erected in 1923 as the Hollywoodland sign to advertise a real estate development in the hills above the district. The sign was later shortened to Hollywood and became a public symbol of the district and the wider entertainment industry. It was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1973 and rebuilt in 1978.